.NEARLY ONE BILLION people are directing their votes in India's standard vote-casting. It is the largest autonomous physical exercise in history-- and could likewise be actually one of the most expensive. Costs is anticipated to reach 1.35 trn rupees ($ 16bn), depending on to the Centre for Media Researches (CMS), an Indian charitable. That will be actually much more than double the amount invested in the previous vote-casting in 2019 and also even go beyond the cash splashed in United States's governmental political election in 2020. Why carry out Indian political celebrations spend such extensive sums?